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| ROMAN MARBLE HERM BUST OF A CELTIC QUEEN OR GODDESS With long curling hair, centrally-parted and flowing to the shoulders, wearing a diadem, the brow furrowed above deep-set eyes, the ears drilled for earrings, a torc around the neck, the back flat. Depictions of the gods and goddesses of Celtic mythology frequently show them wearing torcs. An example of a torc owned by a woman is the gold torc from the La Tene period chariot burial of a princess, found in Waldalgesheim, Germany, and another found in a woman's grave at Reinheim. The torc was a sign of nobility and high social status. Ex American collection, acquired between 1970 and 1989; thence by descent. 1st-2nd Century AD H. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 25 BLE02 $6,500 Sales |
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